Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector Mature area Elevation 677 m Province Alberta | City Edmonton Ward 1 Area 164 ha Population 4,759 (2012) | |
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Restaurants Brado's Pizza, JOEY Restaurant, Mazaj Mediterra Bar & Grill, Lava Rock Grille & Sushi, Dan Shing Restaurant | ||
Britannia Youngstown is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, it became part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964.
Contents
- Map of Britannia Youngstown Edmonton AB Canada
- Demographics
- Residential development
- People
- Schools and training facilities
- Shopping and services
- Surrounding neighbourhoods
- References
Map of Britannia Youngstown, Edmonton, AB, Canada
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Mayfield Road, on the north by 107 Avenue, on the east by 156 Street, and on the south by Stony Plain Road.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Britannia Youngstown had a population of 7003475900000000000♠4,759 living in 7003239800000000000♠2,398 dwellings, a 5.8% change from its 2009 population of 7003449700000000000♠4,497. With a land area of 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003290180000000000♠2,901.8 people/km2 in 2012.
Residential development
A high proportion, approximately six out of ten, residences are rented with only four out of ten being owner occupied. Almost half (48%)of residences in the neighbourhood are apartments in low-rise buildings of five or fewer stories. Another 40% are single-family dwellings, with almost all of the remainder being row houses (6%) and duplexes (5%).
People
The average household size is 2.1 persons, with approximately seven out of ten households having one or two people.
Average household income is lower than the Edmonton overall.
Schools and training facilities
There are three schools in the neighbourhood. Youngstown Elementary School and Britannia Junior High School are operated by the Edmonton Public School system, while Elves School is a special needs school run by the Elves Special Needs Society. Elves School operates out of a building that is the former St. Luke's High School of the Edmonton Catholic School System.
The Edmonton Fire Department also operates a training facility in a former public high school in the neighbourhood's east end.
Shopping and services
The Mayfield Common shopping centre and the Westlawn Cemetery occupy the south edge (Stony Plain Road) of the neighbourhood.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial subdivisions.
Residential neighbourhoods are Mayfield to the north, High Park to the north east, Canora to the east, West Jasper Place to the south east, and Glenwood to the south.
Industrial subdivisions are Youngstown Industrial to the west and north west, Stone Industrial to the west, and the commercial district of Place LaRue to the south west.